Which ZIP code in Washington County has the highest median age?

12809 (Argyle), at 50.2 (±4.1), among 16 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Oldest ZIP codes in Washington County, NY

These are the 16 ZIP codes in Washington County with the highest median age, out of 16 with at least 1,000 residents. 12809 (Argyle, 50.2), 12865 (Salem, 50.1) and 12832 (Granville, 49.3) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Washington County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Oldest ZIP codes in Washington County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12809	Argyle	50.2 ±4.1	3,669	1,471	1,420
2	12865	Salem	50.1 ±5.9	3,356	1,462	1,336
3	12832	Granville	49.3 ±2.3	6,153	2,390	2,814
4	12816	Cambridge	47.9 ±3.5	4,824	2,165	1,951
5	12834	Greenwich	46.8 ±3.7	6,039	2,784	2,717
6	12828	Fort Edward	45.1 ±4.0	9,230	3,664	4,150
7	12185	Valley Falls	44.8 ±6.2	1,709	693	733
8	12839	Hudson Falls	43.9 ±3.5	13,541	5,981	5,943
9	12057	Eagle Bridge	43.0 ±13.0	1,789	689	694
10	12154	Schaghticoke	42.5 ±6.0	2,777	1,180	1,044
11	12827	Fort Ann	41.3 ±3.3	3,716	1,467	1,513
12	12821	Comstock	39.7 ±3.4	2,124	102	109
13	12887	Whitehall	39.1 ±5.6	4,691	1,787	—
14	12094	Johnsonville	38.7 ±17.6	2,656	936	892
15	12837	Hampton	37.0 ±15.3	1,021	371	286
16	12028	Buskirk	34.4 ±5.1	1,557	477	527

How we ranked them

Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 16 of 25 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Older ZIP codes respond to health care, hearing and vision, Medicare plans, home safety, estate planning and services that come to the door.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 10,272 households, on 23 carrier routes with 10,238 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Washington County has the highest median age?: 12809 (Argyle), at 50.2 (±4.1), among 16 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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